The average mouse doesn’t care much about skin cancer. Outside of Disney cartoons, you won’t see one slathering on sunscreen before heading out to dodge cats and search for cheese. But Gary Stoner, Ph.D., a professor emeritus of hematology and oncology at the Ohio State University medical center, does care about cancer. That’s why he [...] [...more]
Self confidence is the difference between feeling unstoppable and feeling scared out of your wits. Your perception of yourself has an enormous impact on how others perceive you. Perception is reality — the more self confidence you have, the more likely it is you’ll succeed. Although many of the factors affecting self confidence are beyond your [...] [...more]
This anti-smoking advert cuts pretty close to the bone, comparing terrorism deaths to smoking related deaths since 2001. Whatever way you look at it though, 30,000,000 is a shocking number in 7 years. I’d love to see some other comparisons also, how about deaths from heroin and deaths from alcohol, air accidents and motorway deaths [...] [...more]
Get Enough Iron A deficiency of iron makes you physically tired because not enough oxygen is being carried around the body. It can also make you depressed, which in turn leaves you feeling even more tired, so creating a vicious circle. If you have vegetable sources of iron, combine them with foods high in vitamin C – [...] [...more]
Having trouble dropping off? Maybe our 40 sleep facts will have you snoring in no time! -The record for the longest period without sleep is 18 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes during a rocking chair marathon. The record holder reported hallucinations, paranoia, blurred vision, slurred speech and memory and concentration lapses. - It’s impossible to tell if [...] [...more]
As an ex-smoker myself I was even surprised at some of these fact from Coopers Guns Smoking kills half of all smokers worldwide Smokers are at increased risk of back pain Smoking accelerates aging One person every five minutes dies because of smoking in the UK Smokers suffer from skin problems. Most smokers have paler, dryer skin, with more wrinkles [...] [...more]
He’ll eff and blind that he told you so, but it seems chef Gordon Ramsay is right to encourage bad language in his kitchen. Swearing at work can improve productivity and boost staff morale, experts have found. Regular use of expletives helps relieve stress and build team spirit, they said. And employees who turn the office [...] [...more]
Exercise is always a do-it-yourself venture. No other person and no machine can do it for you. Hence, it is important to have those motivating factors so that a person who is into exercise in order to lose weight will hang about. This is what people who are overweight should learn to understand. However, even if [...] [...more]
